# What?

### What is Proofreading?

The Proofreading feature scans your document for technical mistakes that often go unnoticed during manual review. Rather than evaluating legal content or style, it focuses on identifying objective, document-level issues that may lead to confusion, errors, or embarrassment when sharing or finalising a document.

The module combines traditional algorithms (very fast and exhaustive) with Generative AI (slower but smarter) to provide both speed and accuracy, even for very long documents.

ClauseBuddy can detect issues such as:

* Missing or unused definitions (with AI filtering to reduce false positives)
* Errors in number expansions (e.g., *5 (six)*)
* Wrong weekdays and invalid dates (e.g., *Sunday 15 September 2025*, which is actually a Monday)
* Unresolved placeholders, invalid cross-references, or hardcoded paragraph numbers

While the feature may occasionally produce false positives, it provides a fast and reliable way to catch small but important technical issues before finalising a document.

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